Chapter 1580 Looking for Munich

Time passed little by little, and in the ultra-low-flying bomber, the upper Galnai at the nose was the most nervous at this time.

According to the speed of the plane, he constantly marked on his aeronautical chart, and determined the distance traveled according to the time.

This is error, the biggest error comes from the speed of the aircraft.

In this era, the pitot tube has been used to measure the speed of aircraft. By comparing the static pressure and dynamic pressure in the tube, this pitot tube has a big defect, that is, it can only measure the speed of relative air.

If the air doesn't move, it's the ground speed. If the air is moving, it can only measure the relative air speed. How do you know the speed of the outside air?

impossible.

This is also an important problem faced by bomber navigation, and now Germany is solving this problem, and the solution is very simple. Speed ​​radar, directly measured on the ground, get the ground speed.

The Tu-4 bomber did not have such a device, and their measurement was destined to be only the measurement of the air. In this case, there must be some errors.

The previous error, when passing through Prague, was calibrated once, and in the long flight, the error has accumulated more than 30 kilometers.

Now, new errors must continue to accumulate, especially, Upper Garnay feels a little strange.

Although there are no special big cities along the way, there should be some in the countryside, right?

Now, the farms in Germany are also very advanced. In peaceful villages, the lights should be on at ten o'clock. However, after entering the German airspace, there will be no more lights. See the light on the ground.

This made their flight full of tension.

Ultra-low-altitude flying is a test of the pilot's psychological quality, and it is completely dependent on instrument flight. Now, it is completely dark below, and they don't know where the ground is, which invisibly puts more pressure on them.

In this way, they continued to fly forward in the dark, flying, and the corresponding line on the aeronautical chart in Garnayi's hand was getting closer and closer to the end.

"It is expected to reach the sky above the target in five minutes." Upper Garnay said.

"It is expected to reach the target in five minutes, and prepare to drop the bomb." Wasserziger shouted in the radio: "After dropping the bomb, immediately accelerate the climb and turn back according to the predetermined plan."

Five minutes to prepare!

After a long flight, everyone was tired, and now, with the goal of reaching the sky, they cheered up again.

Flying all the way, they didn't encounter anything. It was a miracle. As long as the bomb was dropped, they could return home smoothly and complete this arduous flight mission.

Upper Garnay was still the most nervous. He had already begun to lower his head, staring at his sights. He first turned it up and down, but he couldn't see anything in the darkness below.

Time continued to move forward, four minutes, three minutes, two minutes, and the front was still pitch black. Upper Garnai shouted: "Captain, the target has not appeared, and I can't see anything."

It was pitch black below, and no target could be seen at all, and according to the chart carefully marked by him, it was the front.

How to do?

Two options.

One is to lower the altitude, continue to fly down, and maybe see clearly.

One is to fly high, the higher you fly, the farther you can see, but now you can't see clearly, maybe you can see clearly when you fly high.

Wasserziger frowned, this was the worst case scenario.

I thought Munich was a big city with brilliant lights. Even at night, it was very bright. Who would have thought that it was all black below?

Is your own route wrong?

So, he planned to pull up the plane and climb to a higher altitude, but at this moment, the pilot Liebo, who was on the side, had already shouted: "There seems to be light ahead!"

At this time, they had actually flown over Munich, and they saw a faint light dozens of kilometers away.

"Flying towards the light, we may have a deviation in our course." Wasserziger said.

That light means that it is a city on the ground, and hope is what we are looking for!

still ahead?

The upper Garnaï on the nose of the plane also saw bright spots in the distance. He looked at the aeronautical chart again. If he followed his navigation data, he had already reached the edge of the dangerous Alps.

Is it an error in navigation?

Although Upper Garnay was very strange, I didn't think much about it. Since there are lights in front of me, I flew over to take a look.

The huge Tu-4 bomber continued to fly at an altitude of 500 meters above the ground. Time was still passing little by little, and the lights were getting closer and closer.

"Watch out, get ready to drop bombs," Wasserziegger shouted over the radio.

Even if it wasn't Munich, they had no choice. The flight was carefully planned, and the fuel was just enough for the round trip. At the same time, it was too dangerous over Germany to stay too much.

Finish the bombing and fly the fly back safely!

The bombers are ready, and the bomb bay door has been opened. As long as they fly over the target, they can drop bombs!

Upper Garnai was even more attentive. His eyes were on the sights, and he carefully adjusted the sights. At this moment, he had the command authority over the whole aircraft, and he could fly as he wanted.

His right hand is on the weapon throwing button, and as soon as he finishes aiming, he will start throwing bombs.

At this point, time starts to be counted in seconds.

On the nose of the plane, Lieberger and Wasserziger sat side by side in the cabin. Lieberger kept the flight steady and created good conditions for bombing. At the same time, his right hand was also placed on the throttle stick. As long as the bombs are dropped, they must drive away at full power immediately. I heard that the bombs carried this time are quite powerful. If the bombs are dropped at such a low altitude, if you are not careful, you will easily injure yourself.

"Countdown."

"Ten, nine..." Just as the countdown to 5 in Upper Carnai, suddenly, a tall mountain range appeared in front of Lieboge. In the darkness, this mountain range just appeared in the back of the night. , he had already let out a cold sweat.

My own bomber is hitting the mountain at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, and the distance is probably only a few hundred meters!

"Attention, there are mountains ahead, climb immediately!" Liebo shouted loudly, took his operating panel into his arms, and fully opened the accelerator.

At this time, let alone bombing, it is unknown whether they can avoid the risk of hitting the mountain.

And almost at the same time, on the ground, the lights of searchlights suddenly appeared one after another!